Local news for the Santa Clarita arts community.
CalArts Student Recipient of Princess Grace Film Award
CalArts student Amanda Bonaiuto (Film/Video MFA 18) was named a 2017-2018 recipient of the Princess Grace Foundation (USA) Honorarium in Film. The foundation’s prestigious annual awards provide financial support and recognition to emerging artists in [...]
Nonprofits Invited to Learn About the City’s Grants Program
The City of Santa Clarita invites nonprofit organizations interested in learning more about the 2018 grant cycle of the Community Services and Arts Grants Program to a meeting on Wednesday, September 27 at 12:00 p.m. [...]
Andrea Pallaoro’s Latest Film Opens at Venice Film Festival
"Hannah," the latest film from director, screenwriter and CalArts alum Andrea Pallaoro (Film/Video MFA 08) previered at the 74th Venice International Film Festival on September 8, and the following day, the film's lead Charlotte Rampling [...]
CalArts Productions Earn Raves at 7th Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe – the largest arts festival in the world – drew its 70th annual celebration to a close on August 28. As the curtain fell on 3,398 shows in 300 venues [...]
CalArts Alum Wins Prestigious Berlin Award
Artist and composer Raven Chacon (Music MFA 04) is a Spring 2018 recipient of the Berlin Prize from the American Academy in Berlin. The prestigious semester-long fellowship and residency in Berlin supports U.S. artists, scholars [...]
Two CalArtians Named 2017 Student Academy Awards Finalists
CalArtians Mathieu Libman (Film/Video BFA 19) and Aram Sarkisian (Film/Video BFA 17) are among the seven finalists for 2017 Student Academy Awards in the Animation category, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said last [...]
Aug. 31: “Friends” Yarn Bomb; Seeking Crocheters
Forge Ahead Arts is looking for crocheters to help create a small yarnbomb project in celebration of Artober. The “Friends” sculpture in Canyon Country park will be adorned with colorful yarn accoutrements. The piece is [...]
CalArts Alum Wins Barlow Endowment Award
Drummer and composer Jesse Quebbeman-Turley (Music BFA 17), was recently awarded a Barlow Endowment commission to write a new work for Similar Fashion, an ensemble led by fellow CalArtian Logan Hone (Music BFA 15). SCVNews.com: [...]
Local Artist Featured in Solo Exhibition at LACMA
For 60 years, Santa Clarita resident Edward Fella has spent his career in the design and professional world. His work has appeared in collections and exhibitions the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Cooper Hewitt [...]
CalArts Lands $100k+ from Hollywood Foreign Press
The Hollywood Foreign Press Association — best-known as the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards — has granted more than $100,000 in funds to CalArts. Based in Valencia, California, CalArts received $60,000 for fellowships and institute [...]
CalArtians Dance in International Competition in Seoul
Two recent CalArts graduates, Eva Flores (Dance BFA 17) and Ezra Shipin (Dance BFA 17), were selected to join several hundred dancers from around the world in the 14th annual Seoul International Dance Competition in [...]
Martine Syms, Cauleen Smith to Join CalArts School of Art Faculty
In line with the interdisciplinary spirit of CalArts are two new additions to the School of Art faculty: Martine Syms, who will begin teaching at CalArts in September, and Cauleen Smith, who will join the [...]